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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 17, 2020
Tax cut emerging as option in Japan to combat coronavirus impact
The government will consider various measures, including tax cuts, to deal with deepening financial damage from the coronavirus outbreak, economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said Tuesday amid growing debate on the possibility of cutting the consumption tax.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 16, 2020
'Big Short' investor Michael Burry sticks with Japan picks even as market drops
Michael Burry has vowed to stick with his long-term stock investments even as markets tumble on the coronavirus.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 15, 2020
Japanese Cabinet minister says virus may be worse for economy than 2008 financial crisis
The effect of the new coronavirus on the economy could be worse than the 2008 financial crisis, economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 14, 2020
The panic buying of toiletries: It's like 1973 all over again
Where are all the masks? And where's the toilet paper? Nikkei Business (Feb. 28) suggested that panic buying in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, which also occurred in eastern Japan following the catastrophic earthquake of March 2011, may be influenced in part by people's collective memory — particularly...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 14, 2020
Shimane man arrested after threatening to 'spread' coronavirus at train station
The suspect told police he has not undergone testing for the virus and that he had exhibited no symptoms.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 13, 2020
Osaka parents get 13 years for daughter's decadelong confinement and death
The Osaka District Court sentenced a couple to 13 years in prison Thursday for confining their eldest daughter, who had schizophrenia, for over 10 years and letting her freeze to death.
JAPAN
Mar 12, 2020
Japan ruling bloc considering third batch of measures against COVID-19
A plan to provide u00a530,000 each to households with children is being discussed as part of the third package.
TV networks drop Japan boy band star over sex allegations
Masahiro Nakai in Tokyo in October 2017
New York Times chooses Toyama and Osaka as top places to go in 2025
The Toyama City Library, designed by Kengo Kuma, in November. The library is part of a building called Toyama Kirari that also houses the Glass Art Museum.
Fast Retailing to raise starting monthly salary to ¥330,000
For store managers in their first or second year at Fast Retailing, the monthly salary is set to increase to ¥410,000 from the current ¥390,000.
U.S. Marine suspected of sexual assault in Okinawa
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki
Japan flags foreign takeover of 7-Eleven owner as a security issue
A potential foreign acquisition of Japanese retail giant Seven & I would be "heavily related" to national security, Japan's economy minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Wednesday.
Sumo’s brotherhood gets latest inductee
Chugo Saito at Isenoumi stable on Friday. Saito has joined his older brother, Seigo, at the stable.
As standards rise, Tokyo Stock Exchange delistings hit decade high
The Tokyo Stock Exchange wants companies to improve governance and performance.
Swiping in Japan: How Gen Z is changing the dating app game
Many Japanese dating apps have ways to detail specific interests that can be as narrow as one particular TV show, game or an artist.
Blinken in final Japan visit as Trump's return weighs on Tokyo's mind
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya at the start of their working lunch at a hotel in Tokyo on Tuesday.
2720 — the year when Japan is left with just one child
Children at a traditional festival in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Thursday. A forecast made by Tohoku University professor Hiroshi Yoshida estimates that Japan will be left with just one child on Jan. 5, 2720, based on current birthrate trends.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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A man offers prayers at Hebikubo Shrine in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward. The shrine is one of several across the country dedicated to the snake.
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